Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

King Yong of Zhou's massacre was not over yet.

On the contrary, it intensified.

As time went by, King Yong of Zhou's progress northward became faster and faster.

Their constant clearing of accounts meant that they had no worries in the cities they conquered, and with the help of Gan Mo's muskets, King Zhou Yong was even more powerful and unstoppable.

Wherever they went, they could capture land without expending much effort.

The speed was so fast and the effect was so high that even King Zhou Yong himself was amazed.

Sometimes, when the enemy is at the gates, we can defeat the enemy without fighting, and occupy the city directly without attacking.

Although he might encounter resistance from some local gentry and powerful people, King Zhou Yong would never take them seriously.

He immediately took action to suppress the bloodshed.

Later on, anyone who heard that King Zhou Yong's elite troops were about to appear would inevitably abandon the city and flee.

Only some people who are attached to their land and are reluctant to leave grit their teeth and stay where they are, believing that life and death are determined by fate.

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Great Zhou, Kyoto, inside the Imperial Palace!

At this time, the prime minister and others in the court had frowns on their faces, and they seemed to have lost their former excitement and happiness.

"Prime Minister, it seems that something is wrong."

Finally, the Minister of War spoke.

During this period, they thought their actions were flawless, and even thought that as long as King Zhou Yong continued to attack the city and massacre people, they could reap the benefits.

Let the people of the world stand against King Zhou Yong and Zhou Zheng, and even rise up and fight against them.

Then let the local gentry, powerful people, and high-ranking officials attack King Zhou Yong's elite troops, so as to continuously block King Zhou Yong and consume his manpower.

Finally, let the people of the world stand on the side of the court again.

Originally, everything was going quite smoothly, but from some point on, everyone felt that there must be something fishy going on, and things even developed in a weird direction.

On the one hand, King Yong of Zhou had occupied 15 important cities despite the court's policy of non-resistance and even relative indulgence, and it can be said that he had accumulated half of the country in his hands.

What a crazy and terrifying existence this is.

In the past, occupying so many places would be enough to establish oneself as a king.

On the other hand, he originally wanted to catch Zhou Zheng off guard, but Zhou Zheng was calm and not panicked at all.

He didn't say anything, nor did he take any action. Instead, he just sat on the mountain and watched two tigers fight.

At this time, Zhou Zheng was more like an outsider. He did not participate in the game, but looked at the problem from a God's perspective.

Such an operation obviously exceeded everyone's imagination and expectations.

After all, in the eyes of everyone, what Zhou Zheng cares most about is the recognition and reputation of the people of the world.

He had no reason to let it go.

But, that's the reality.

Zhou Zheng’s inaction put the court into a passive position in an instant.

On one side, there was King Zhou Yong's unstoppable offensive, and on the other side, there was Zhou Zheng's inaction.

The most important thing is that they have clearly noticed a phenomenon, that is, the number of people fleeing is decreasing.

Even many people stayed in the city occupied by King Yong of Zhou.

No one knew whether it was because King Yong of Zhou was massacring the city more and more thoroughly, or because the people were not afraid of life and death.

But it was not difficult to hear a piece of news from the people who fled, that the massacre at the beginning did not continue.

Most importantly, the original plan to use the powerful families and gentry to contain King Zhou Yong's elite troops also failed.

Because people like the gentry and the powerful are truly afraid of death and love to live.

If it were like at the beginning, perhaps the gentry and powerful people would have spared no effort to fight King Zhou Yong, but now it seems that these gentry and powerful people have started to flee before the army arrives at the city.

In other words, there are no longer many aristocratic families and local gentry left in the cities that King Yong of Zhou had conquered.

In order to protect themselves, these guys have long since fled without a trace.

Many officials are not surprised that these guys are afraid of death.

It just didn't develop in the direction they wanted, which made everyone feel uneasy.

"To the throne, the most important thing now is that King Zhou Yong is only 500 miles away from us."

"If things continue like this, in no more than seven days, King Zhou Yong's 300,000-man army will be at the gates of the city."

Other officials had concerns in their eyes.

They can ignore the lives and deaths of the common people, and can also abandon the various aristocratic families and local gentry and powerful people.

But what they cannot accept is that something goes wrong with them and they are in danger.

The ministers turned their eyes to the prime minister, their expressions changed, and their thoughts were mixed.

"Don't worry, my lords. I have already dispatched troops. At this moment, tens of thousands of musketeers are already waiting at checkpoints along the way."

"As long as they come here, they will never come back!"

The Prime Minister's voice was loud and firm.

He had already noticed that something was unusual, but even so, he was not very panicked.

In recent years, under the control of the five ancient families, the firearms depot left by Zhou Zheng has long been under the control of the imperial court.

With the presence of tens of thousands of musketeers, let alone 300,000 elite troops, even if there are more elite troops, they are confident enough to suppress them.

After all, the musket is God's sharp sword.

"You are so wise!"

After hearing this, the ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This way, at least their safety can be guaranteed.

"Although I don't know what happened in those cities, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Three hundred thousand elite soldiers are destined to become the dead souls under the guns of the imperial court."

The prime minister sneered, without any worries or concerns.

The ministers also hurried to congratulate him.

On the contrary, Emperor Tianjing, who was sitting at the top and being ignored, had a sneer flashing in his eyes.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou, he had fought with Zhou Zheng countless times, and he knew Zhou Zheng's abilities and methods too well.

In Emperor Tianjing's opinion, the abnormality felt by the ministers at the moment must be Zhou Zheng's trick.

In other words, the purpose of King Yong of Zhou's early massacres was to completely intimidate the aristocratic families and the local gentry, and then to acquire more cities at the lowest cost.

However, no one in the court seemed to understand the deeper meaning behind this.

It can only be said that these court officials are still not good enough in front of Zhou Zheng.

But this time, Emperor Tianjing looked at the scene coldly. He did not give any warning, nor did he show any abnormal emotional changes.

These officials who betrayed themselves will eventually pay a heavy price.

This price will cause them pain for the rest of their lives.

"Sir, what about Zhou Zheng?!"

Still, some ministers couldn't help but ask what they were most concerned about.

Although King Zhou Yong's 300,000 elite troops were powerful, in the eyes of his ministers, he was just a prince with slightly stronger strength.

What they really care about and worry about is Zhou Zheng, who is now keeping his troops in the northern border!

Only by killing Zhou Zheng and eradicating him completely can they get rid of the problem once and for all and feel truly at ease.

"Minister of War, how is the elite troops being assembled?"

The Prime Minister nodded, turned to look at the Minister of War, and asked in a deep voice.

"Return to the top, the 150,000 elite troops have assembled."

"These elite soldiers are all fully armed and carry muskets."

"Now we are in high spirits and can start a battle at any time!"

The Minister of War's voice sounded a little excited.

These are the elite troops he created personally. Not only are they all powerful, they are also equipped with sufficient defensive armor.

These elite soldiers standing in front of him were as ferocious as wolves and tigers.

Even from a distance, one could feel their bravery and murderous intent.

"it is good!"

"If we can defeat Zhou Zheng this time, you will be the first to achieve this!"

"The court will never forget you."

The prime minister was quite satisfied.

If Zhou Zheng can be completely eradicated this time without relying on the extra power of the five ancient families, then it would be the greatest recognition for him.

"Send the order!"

"The court wants to fight Zhou Zheng to the death."

"Now we are recruiting the people of the world and calling on them to fight against evil together!"

The Prime Minister narrowed his eyes slightly and raised the corners of his mouth, as if everything was under his control.

He just didn't believe that Zhou Zheng could remain silent under such circumstances.

In this situation, he also wanted to see whether Zhou Zheng could really remain indifferent when these people were charging forward!

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